Jar holder



Sept. 29, 1936. I STIBBE v JAR HOLDER Original Filed May 17, 1924 Qwhim/ Patented Sept. 29, 1936 2,055,854

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE JAR HOLDER Erving H. Stibbe, Peshtigo, Wis.

Refiled for abandoned application Serial No.

713,997, May 17, 1924. This application February 10, 1936, Serial No.63,227

1 Claim. (01. 81-32) This invention relates to jar holders, and is 6,and to fit between the body portion I and the particularly directed to aholder for glass or simiupper bead. 3, when they engage the neck of thelar jars. jar, as shown in Figure 3. When pressure is ap Objects of theinvention are to provide a simple p d to e d es forcing them towa d e c5 type of holder, which may be readily used with other, these rubberpads are compressed and 5 hot fruit jars, for instance, or similar jars,which wedge against the neck portion and between the will fit a numberof different jars; will insure a bead d body portion of the jar, thus sesecure frictional grip upon th n k of th jar; the utmost frictionalgrip, anda uniform distribuwill uniformly apply the pressure; will notcause tiOIl of pressurecracking or chipping of the glass jar; and whichIt is to be noted that the channel jaws open 10 is adapted to engage thejar closely adjacent the inwardly, and that the pa are enlarged t eircap-receiving portion, so as to insure maximum inner projectingportions, Such a d pa O stability. v the pads overlapping the innermarginal edges An embodiment of the invention is shown in the 0f the lagsompa nyjng drawing in which; It W111 be seen that a ar holder hasbeen pro- 15 Figure 1 is a plan view of the device showing a vidfsd,which may b t aply uf r d, portion of the neck of ajar in section. whlch15 adapted to ll glass d other Jars Figure 2 is a side view of thestructure shown Wlthout any danger of Chlppmg, and Whlch y in Figure 1.be readily manipulated to grip the jar closely ad- Figure 3 is a rearview of the structure shown jacent the cap'receiving F to thus Secure 20in Figure 2. the utmost stability for the ar while the cap is beingscrewed thereon. The device is adapted to hold glass or similar I jars,as illustrated in Figure 2. These jars are Although the mventlon hasbeen descnbed 1n usually provided with a body portion I, a neckconsiderable detail, it is to be understood that the partial 2, an H pWmy spaced head 3, and a invention maybe variously embodied, and isthereweaving threaded portion a fore to be limited only as claimed.

The device comprises a pair of gripping jaws I clamp: pivotally joinedby means of a pintle pin 5, and devlce for gilpplng the neck of Jarsprovlded provided with outwardly arched portion 6 and wrth a body port1on and an upwardly spaced bead,

with projecting manipulating handles 1. These 4 a devlc? 9ompidlsmg i ofqutwardly arched 30 jaws and handles are preferably formed from plvotauyi Jaws prowded wlth.mampulatmg channel-shaped sheet metal, as clearlyshown in g g Jaws i ifi i bemg. formed of the drawing, thus providing anextremely simple channe ed m a 2 t e Opemng of Such manner of making theparts- The connecting c annels d1rec ed inwar y, and an elongated rubt tthe rear as her pad located wlthin the channel of each arched the otherpair bf flanges the pintle pin 5 securing en-larged at portion prolectmgfrom Jaws said pads being of a width and size to grip the the part5 1nCorrect relatlVQ pqsltlonneck of the jars and wedge between the bead and4 I Order prevent Chlppmg 0f h glass P the body portion when the handlesare forced Ot e typ of J and to Secure the utmost towards each other,and said pads overlapping the i l r p, a p ir f elon r r p 9 are innermarginal edges of said jaws, whereby the located within the channel ofthe arched portion metal portion of said jaws cannot contact with 6, asshown in Figures 1 and 3. These pads are of the jars. sufficient size toproject beyond the arched protion ERVING H. STIBBE. 45

